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...With Pangborn at the controls they circled the field three times, dumped the last of their gasoline and glided down. The ship landed on its iron belly, slid along in a cloud of dust, tipped up on its nose. The propeller snapped but the plane settled back with a thud...
...punch bowls overflowing; there were great cascading bouquets. There were laughing faces and broken hearts and heels. There were immaculate dress shirts, and a soiled white dress. There was the fanfare of an orchestra and the husky croon of a singer. There were tinkling glasses and the dull thud of a bass drum. There was the ecstacy of a first dance, there was the boredom of a thousand. There was the lonely terrace and the crowded ballroom. There were long, embrassing conversations; there were short, embrassing silences. There were scrambled eggs and Grade A milk. There were those...
...radio presentation could portray the news of the day in a fashion as interesting, alive and fascinating as you handled these matters in the columns of TIME. But I see that once again you have succeeded in tack- ling a difficult task and making it register with a thud. Once again-congratulations! R. H. RlEMENSCHNEIDER Advertising Manager Walgreen Drug Stores Chicago...
...when you swing, swing like this," said Mr. Greenberg, swinging like that, but ending the stroke with a dull thud...
Death by falling from great heights is pleasant-provided the smash-up at earth is thorough. Professor Heim of Zurich, who stated so last week, once fell off a precipice of Mount Saentis. He lit on his head and distinctly heard the thud. Stout, he recovered; introspective, he recalled his falling sensations. Delicious music soughed by his ears. He was very calm. Only after an hour from his rocky landing did he feel the pain of his broken bones...